In 1951 when she was only 22, singer April Stevens had her first hit, and the hits kept coming. This tribute to Stevens, whose birth name was Caroline Vincinette LoTempio, is one of 44 short yet illuminating episodes about significant figures in the music industry who passed away in 2023.

In the chapters, you can go right to the tribute by skipping my intro; feel free to skip my closing remarks too. Both are there to provide context for those who haven't listened to other tributes in this series.

All were written and recorded by longtime writer/editor Sheldon Zoldan, who also created Song of the Day, a music-related story that was sent daily to an email list of subscribers before he ended the project in early 2026.

Here, you can watch Stevens and her brother, Nino Tempo, sing the Grammy-winning “Deep Purple" on what was clearly an early 1960s TV show.

For more about the duo, you can visit their official website, ninoandapril.com.

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